CVE-2010-1189

Description

MediaWiki before 1.15.2 does not prevent wiki editors from linking to images from other web sites in wiki pages, which allows editors to obtain IP addresses and other information of wiki users by adding a link to an image on an attacker-controlled web site, aka "CSS validation issue."

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wikimedia.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2022 vendor advisory
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-announce/2010-March/000088.html patch vendor advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0685 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39022 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1189?
CVE-2010-1189 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1189?
To fix CVE-2010-1189, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-1189 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1189 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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